Cognitive functions are the sum combination of four elements, similar in some senses to atoms in that one aspect has a positive charge, and the other has a negative charge, producing a kind of cognitive equilibrium.
Running with the orbit analogy, it's not like the agency position is in total stasis. The agency element simply moves at a slower place as the emphasis is upon being held constant over time.
The opposing pairing reflect the dominant pairing in structure - the oppositional element is on a shared axis with the dominant, and therefore shares the same motile property, being about change.
The positive and negative charges are known as convergent and divergent processes. Convergent processes affect intentional change upon their zone of influence, whereas divergent pairings are receptive to change in their own.
Notice how some functions are rational and some are perceptual. On this page, cognitive functions are intentionally listed alonigside their true opposite.
It can be useful to liken elements to muscle fibres, some of which are more naturally aerobic, and others are more naturally anaerobic. This means some fibers are meant to sustain loads over time, whereas others are burst-like.
This also explains the depolarisation effect that occurs on the dominant axis - if Ti in the eFN/ESFJ is over-stimulated, an axial rotation may occur, causing the type to suddenly *explode* into Ti dominance for a brief period.
Each of these cognitive elements has a distinct dynamic property: The dominant element holds the agency element in place as a kind of anchor for its own movement, similar to an orbit.
The dominant and agency elements form a Cognitive Pairing, both possessing a positive charge. The remaining two cognitive elements also form a pairing, but this time with a negative charge.
Accordingly, the remaining element forms an auxiliary relationship to the oppositional, being locked in as a point of structure around which disruption and perturbations can take place. This is known as the authority element.
This produces a simultaneous process of effect and affect. Both pairings simultaneously cause and are caused by the other - Fi here is therefore a state of experiential affect responding and relating to the outer world.
SeTe+/eST, for example, is the embodiment of what it means to have a relationship with the world - one affects, and is affected. TeSe+/eTS, by contrast, manifests will into the world from a safer distance.
Here, a more asymmetrical relationship emerges. On the dominant axis, the dominant side is slow-twitch (aerobic), and the oppositional side is fast-twitch (anaerobic) and therefore more explosive, yet also sensitive.
The reverse is true for the auxiliary axis, Fe-Ti for an eNF/ENTP. Here, Ti is the slow-twitch fibre and Fe is the fast-twitch fiber. So here it is Fe that is more sensitive, and when overstimulated a hyperpolarison would occur.
